Re: Casn't Run some Exe files
From: RayBccul-- (RayBccul_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/31/04
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:23:06 -0700
If Stinger doesn't detect and clean your machine, another product you can try
is Trend Micro's Sysclean utility. Download it along with their latest
signature file at
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
Expand all the files into a temporary directory, shut off your system and
then boot in safe mode and run sysclean.com from the temp folder.
"Malke" wrote:
> Eduardo Santos (Portugal) wrote:
>
> > I see that some of you have a similar problem. For exemple, I can't
> > run Regedit.exe, MsConfig.exe. But if I rename them .COM files it's
> > ok. Plus, i can't run Norton Antivirus or System Work and some other
> > applications. I can run MSOffice programs, and other stuff.
> > I tried everyhing that was suggested here and in other places and no
> > results.
> >
> > Please HELP me if someone can.
> > Thanks
>
> This is symptomatic of virus infection. It sounds like you have picked
> up a virus that immediately breaks any av installed. This could happen
> if you had an older antivirus version, weren't updating its definitions
> or didn't renew your subscription. The usual way to deal with this is
> to:
>
> 1) Take the infected machine off the Internet and any lan immediately.
> 2) From a different, clean machine download Stinger
> (http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/) and run it in Safe Mode. Stinger is a
> limited virus checker, but its advantage is that it is standalone and
> doesn't need to be installed.
> 3) Hope that Stinger cleans up the machine enough to be able to
> reinstall your av or install a new, current one. Update its definitions
> and do a full scan.
> 4) Continue the cleaning process by removing any spyware with Spybot
> Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org) and Ad-aware
> (http://www.lavasoftusa.com). These programs are free, so run them both
> since they complement each other. You may also want to run CWShredder
> and HijackThis from http://aumha.org/freeware.htm. Although CWShredder
> is no longer being updated, it will still clean older variants of the
> CoolWebSearch malware. Be sure to update these programs before running
> them. Always read the instructions before running a spyware removal
> tool. It is best to run antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe
> Mode.
> 5) After you've installed your full-featured av, updated its definitions
> and run a full system scan.
> 6) Make sure you are running a firewall.
> 7) Go to Windows Update and apply all security patches for your
> operating system. Do not install drivers from Windows Update.
>
> Malke
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